Chapter 34 Negotiations

When Rebecca was suddenly called by her name, her first reaction was to get excited: For this little heir of a declining family, the situation in front of her and the circle of big people around her were basically scenes she never dreamed of. Even when she ran into the woods to fight with wolves as a child and was stunned by a claw, she never had the hallucination of this level. Seeing the old ancestors chatting and laughing with the big people, she even forgot that she was actually an important participant in this meeting. one.

But Rebecca is a good girl. Even if she is a little confused, she calms down with her strong nerve tenacity that is close to peripheral necrosis. After sorting out the language a little, this little lord from the southern countryside begins to Tell the king about the nightmare that happened in Cecil Land.

Everyone listened attentively, even if they didn't expect such a little girl to speak before, the disaster itself made everyone shut their mouths solemnly.

About the events that took place on the southern border, basically everyone present knew more or less. That incident is fermenting in the entire southern region, and rumors of various versions are flying all over the sky. Of course, this is not all due to Gawain. The main thing that Gawain sent people to spread was about his "resurrection", and he did not focus on the disaster itself. Yes - but disaster is essentially the best rumor catalyst, and after two months of brewing and spreading, it's already well known in the South.

Civilians may lack channels to investigate the truth, but nobles are not lacking. Through various means, everyone present has more or less understood what happened. Francis II even has secret reports from many nobles in the south. , but no matter how detailed the report is, it is impossible for the personal experience of the parties to be more accurate and reliable.

In Rebecca's increasingly fluent narration, the disaster is slowly pieced together, and a connection is established with the dark tide of seven hundred years ago, and the appearance of a dragon makes the whole thing more cloaked at the end. A veil of confusion.

Looking at the frowning kings and nobles, Gawain sighed softly.

Just now, these people were all concerned about the resurrection of the founding grand duke. Whether the Cecil family wants to seek benefits from the royal family, I am afraid they have forgotten that the main purpose of the Cecil family coming to the capital is to report those monsters. ——But I can't blame them for that. Who made Gawain's presence higher?

And this sense of existence was created by himself...

"...Now most of the entire Cecil Territory has been turned to scorched earth, the dragon flames contain magic power, and the places it burned have been unable to grow food for several years. My people have to live under the protection of Viscount Grumman. "Rebecca has already stood up, she clenched her fists tightly, and the previous timidity and nervousness disappeared," His Majesty the King, and your Excellencies, although Cecil's territory is small, this disaster is a signal, dragon Its purpose may not be clear, but the monster is a real disaster, and those monsters appeared seven hundred years ago, and they caused the destruction of the Empire of Gondor - my ancestors experienced it firsthand."

Francis II began to chat with his former Prime Minister and the Archduke of the North in a low voice. The other people also lowered their heads and discussed it. It could be seen that they did not regard the news brought by Rebecca as air, which should be thanks to those who kept spreading news, The secret letter from the south and the existence of Gawain Cecil himself, without these, a declining nobleman in the southern country ran to the king and said that his family domain was destroyed by monsters and dragons, and all he could get was ridicule, not to mention causing After discussion, it is possible to exchange for guilt.

But it's hard to say how much they can pay attention and how much they can respond.

After all, the world has been peaceful for seven hundred years.

"His Excellency Duke Cecil," said the tall and thin man sitting a few seats to the left of Gawain. The honesty of the descendants in this matter,

But this fact is really unbelievable - let me talk more, those monsters are really the monsters in the dark tide seven hundred years ago... those monsters? "

"I've been dealing with them for twenty years, and I've been fighting them until they're dead, and I recognize them when they turn into ashes," Gawain said solemnly, "and I've been fighting with them again, so I can be sure that those monsters were originally from the dark magic tide. The kind of thing that emerged. It’s a pity that they disintegrate quickly after being killed, and there is no way to leave a corpse specimen, and the later dragon also burned the entire territory, and now there is no way to send someone to Cecil’s territory to check situation."

Baldwin Franklin and Silas Lauren, the Grand Duke of the Eastern Realm beside him, looked at each other, Gawain said: "If you think that the Cecil family is deliberately exaggerating the truth in exchange for sympathy, and want to Taking this opportunity to return to the center of power, that can be said directly."

"No, no, we don't think that way," said Archduke Baldwin hastily. "We just need to... confirm these things. After all, it involves the magic tide seven hundred years ago. The magnitude...even exceeds the scope that any human kingdom can face alone..."

"But they've already knocked on the door!" Rebecca stood up uncontrollably, "I saw them with my own eyes!"

"Don't worry, calm down," Gawain pressed Rebecca's shoulders, pressed her back to her seat, and turned to look at Francis II, "I know your caution is justified, after all entering a state of war There is a high price to pay. I also bring some evidence that our warriors used weapons and equipment in the South - although the corpses of those monsters cannot be preserved, the equipment will inevitably be contaminated by the elements when fighting them, those The residual corrosive aura on the equipment should provide you with some reference. I believe that even the most brilliant royal scholars cannot find samples corresponding to the real world from those corrosive auras."

Two strong attendants lifted a large box, and after opening the box, several tattered swords and some twisted and deformed armor wreckage were placed in front of everyone.

Those things seem to have been soaked in strong acid. The originally smooth metal surface is full of potholes and has a dirty color. The metal that has been eroded the most by elemental forces has even turned into a texture similar to rotten wood. Rub out large pieces of crumbs.

"Now they are harmless and can be directly touched with hands, but until half a month ago, these steels were constantly disintegrating themselves," Gawain explained while watching the king and nobles examine the samples , "If the historians in the past seven hundred years have not slack off, there must be records of this in the history books."

"Yes, yes..." Francis II nodded and said.

"In addition, we also found a note by a wild mage by coincidence, and his note mentioned the eruption of the sun's red spot and the signs of the upsurge of magic..."

Gawain brought the information he could provide one by one, but obviously, the information from the wild mage's notebook did not attract much attention.

To most of the people present, those things weren't even as convincing as the shards that fell from the shards of swords and armor on the table.

"Do you know where the dragon went?" Finally, the Duchess of the North, Victoria Wilder, broke the silence, she seemed more concerned about the dragon's whereabouts than those monsters, "or you can guess the purpose of his Is it?"

Gawain shook his head: "I don't know about that."

Although he was of great seniority, it did not mean that he was more knowledgeable than the people present. Gawain Cecil 700 years ago had never dealt with dragons.

Well, at least not in memory.

After seeing the crystals from last night, Gawain no longer believed in the memories he had inherited.

"In fact... there were rumors about dragons in my domain three months ago," said the Duchess, "someone claimed to have seen dragons coming from the cold mountains further north-- But in the end, no other eyewitnesses were found, and the person who spread the rumor proved to be an illusion caused by drinking too much: he mistook the snow in the mountains for a dragon."

Gawain immediately asked: "Did that person describe the specific appearance of the dragon?"

"No," the Duchess shook her head, "but I can continue investigating when I get back."

"It is necessary to investigate, not only the dragon, but also those monsters," Francis II said. "Look to see if there are similar things appearing in other parts of the country, or if there is an abnormal surge of magic power."

Rebecca couldn't help but speak again: "But investigation is not enough, you must also prepare for battle - those monsters will suddenly appear, and there will be no warning beforehand. If you don't prepare in advance, it will be too late to defend, etc. It must have been too late by the time investigators found their tracks..."

Duke Silas Lauren, who was stationed on the eastern border, gave Rebecca a dissatisfied look: "Do you have to prepare soldiers from all over the country to fight and wait for those who don't know when they will come out - even A monster that doesn't necessarily appear?"

Rebecca replied subconsciously: "Of course it would be better if that is the case..."

"It's impossible, we can't mobilize all the soldiers in the whole country because of a phantom possibility, the local nobles will rebel, and the credibility of the royal family will be reduced," Duke Silas said with a stern face, he was strong And tall, with a typical warrior temperament, "What's more, we have to deal with the threat of the Typhon Empire in the east - that country is a jackal, and it's not a day or two waiting for a bite of flesh and blood from Ansu."

The remnants of the Gondor Empire in the past broke through in four directions after the destruction of their homeland, and finally established a new kingdom in the four directions of the mainland. .

The human kingdoms in the north, south, and west all coexist with local kingdoms or races, but Typhon is now the only country in the eastern part of the continent, and its strength and behavior can be imagined.

Ansu and Typhon are adjacent to each other, and there is still a large area of ​​fertile soil and rich mines on the boundary between the two, which is a natural conflict point.

In the first few hundred years, the human kingdoms that are related to the same family can still remember the brotherhood and maintain peace, but long-term peace is not realistic - the civil strife in Ansu a hundred years ago, the Typhon Empire took the opportunity to slightly " "I moved my hands and feet", and the relationship between the two countries began to take a turn for the worse. Now, it can be said that there is almost no peace.

There is no big head-on war, but the small friction never stops.

As far as Ansu Kingdom's current situation is concerned, the south is barren and has been in peace for a long time. The northern kingdoms have no conflict with Ansu, and the Ogure tribe on the west side has always been Ansu's ally. Among the four borders, only the eastern border is in In the past hundred years, he has been under the pressure of war, so Duke Silas Lauren of the military faction will never agree to turn his military power to guard against those illusory monsters. For him, those near-legendary things are far inferior to everyday There was a threat from Typhon's army swaying just under his nose.